Author Archives: Rachel Mayfield

LETTER: Muddy paws mean cleaning bill

On Wednesday, June 8, while walking our puppy in Bourne Woods, she got excited and jumped up at an elderly couple and got them a little muddy, mainly the gentleman’s trousers. After apologising I offered to pay for dry cleaning but in the heat of the moment I don’t think he was listening. If he would like to contact me ...

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LETTER: The risks of staying are just as great

As the EU Referendum approaches, the arguments, particularly on the Remain side, become more shrill. You could be forgiven for assuming that the risks of staying put are insignificant. Yet it seems to me they are at least as great. Going forward, the EU has to secure the future of the single currency, face up to the insolvency of the ...

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Choir performs with Blake

It’s never a bad thing to get out of your comfort zone, but when A Handful of Harmonies was invited to perform with Blake they were quite daunted when the song list was received. It was the choir’s first venture into light classical music and opera, but according to music director, Andrew Clingo, they excelled themselves yet again. Twenty-one members ...

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Cycle ride in memory of friend raises £3,271

A Spalding postman has raised more than £3,200 in memory of a colleague who died from cancer. Ade Mills (48) cycled 115 miles from Great Yarmouth to Spalding to raise money for cancer charity Ride for Robbie that he set up seven years ago in memory of Robbie Coats. Ade completed the ride in seven hours 37 minutes. It took ...

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Six jobs lost as car dealer goes out of business

Citroën dealership Rylatt & Sons has gone bust with the loss of six jobs. The Pinchbeck-based firm went into administration last Thursday (June 9). Rylatt & Sons’ Facebook page was updated with “permanently closed” on Friday before being taken down completely. A spokesman for Citroën said: “Rylatt & Sons, who operates the Citroën franchise in Spalding, is in administration and ...

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Pinchbeck Carnival offers fun for family

Pinchbeck Carnival takes place this weekend (June 10-12) with the theme 90 Glorious Years. Events at Rotten Row Playing Field start with bingo on Friday from 6.30pm. On Saturday the parade leaves Wimberley Way at noon going down Rotten Row, Brownlow Crescent, Bear Lane, Knight Street and back to the playing field for 12.45pm. Roads will be closed as the ...

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Tulip Talk

Caring Neighbours are the people who we are looking at with the sponsors this week for the Pride of South Holland Award. The Pride of South Holland Awards are only a couple of weeks away, tickets are going fast and the judging for the winners has begun. This week we are looking at the Caring Neighbour Award which is kindly ...

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Concert at the Abbey

Divers Voyces will be putting on a concert at Crowland Abbey on Saturday night. The concert will feature music by Palestrina, Parsons and Mouton, and starts at 7.30pm. Admission is £8, payable at the door.

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Celebrate the Queen’s birthday

Families are invited to celebrate the Queen’s birthday by enjoying a picnic and Royal-themed fun and games at Ayscoughfee Hall Museum and Gardens. The historic Spalding venue is hosting a special event on Saturday from 11am-2pm to tie in with celebrations taking place across the UK. Families are invited to bring a picnic to enjoy in the gardens and take ...

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Church event enjoyed by 300 pupils

For the seventh year running the Elloe East Deanery organised an event for Year 4 children from 16 primary schools as part of its Mission work. Each school attended for half a day and this year over 300 children thoroughly enjoyed a range of experiences. The children explored the story of Moses through drama, music, dance and craft, gaining an ...

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Why not enter your front garden into competition?

Sutton Bridge residents have the chance to win a prize for their front garden in a new competition. Organised by Phil and Anne Scarlett, this is the first year that there has been a Best Front Garden Competition for Sutton Bridge. Phil and Anne are being supported by Sutton Bridge Parish Council and the competition is sponsored by Silverwood Craft ...

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Summer Solstice Festival

The Rainbow Summer Solstice Festival takes place on Saturday, June 18, and promises to be even bigger this year! In the field behind The Five Bells at Tydd St Mary and organised by Rainbow Festivals, this really is a fabulous day for all. A great atmosphere, an array of over 100 arts, crafts, magical and fair trade stalls, alternative and ...

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Up and coming folk band live on stage

All Folk’d Up Saturday, June 18, 7.30pm Blackfriars Arts Centre, Boston TIckets £18 Box office: 01205 363108 www.blackfriarsartscentre.co.uk All Folk’d Up were formed by lead singer and accomplished banjo player Pauric Mohan during his days as a student of music in Dublin in 2009. The band quickly found themselves signed to a residency at the World Famous Temple Bar and ...

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Longest Day Down Challenge for Gosberton motorcyclist

A Spalding volunteer fundraiser is taking on the Longest Day Down Challenge in a bid to raise money for Cancer Research UK. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Dan Mills, from Gosberton, will attempt to ride from Land’s End to John O’Groats in under 24 hours without using any motorways. To make the challenge a bit more ...

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Joshua’s walk raises £700 for air ambulance

Eight-year-old Joshua Hallam has raised £700 walking a lap of Cadwell Park race track to say thanks to Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance staff who helped his great nan. Dad Martyn said: “Joshua wanted to say thank you to the crew for flying his great nan from her home in Holbeach St Marks to Lincoln County Hospital in 13 minutes. ...

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Check out Charmed Interiors’ exciting new range of curtains

Spalding soft furnishings store Charmed Interiors is going from strength to strength. Just 21 months after opening, the Sheepmarket store has increased its range of ready-made and made-to-measure curtains and blinds to satisfy a new gap in the market. E-commerce and sales manager Darren Sutton said: “Hills Furniture Store has stopped doing curtains so we spotted a gap in the ...

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Rainbows and coins

Children at Pinchbeck East Primary School celebrated two special occasions recently. The children created a whole school rainbow to celebrate the Recognition of Commitment to becoming a Unicef Rights Respecting School. The programme aims to put children’s rights at the heart of schools. Teeny Vayro, head of school, said: “We have a steering group of children and adults from the ...

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LETTER: Europe has done a lot for women

I belong to one of the biggest unions in Britain and Ireland, Unite the union. Europe has done quite a lot for women – this is what some of our women members are saying. “Being in Europe means that the UK is bound by common rules which seek to ensure protections for women in the workplace, tackle gender discrimination and ...

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LETTER: Cameras would be better

Why spend £1m on a new roundabout when speed cameras should slow traffic and also be a lot cheaper? The main problem is the nut that holds the wheel! David Head Spalding

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LETTER: Grandad inspired me to vote ‘in’

I don’t know about you, but I’m fed up with the clanging statistics and jarring soundbites of this referendum. Brexit is such a black box, such an unknown, that it seems leaving would be the equivalent of stepping across the event horizon of a black hole. I’m going to save you a headache and not wade further into this messy ...

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